Ranulph Peverell married the mother of William Peverell, a natural son of the Conqueror, Custos of the Castle of Nottingham, and builder of the Castle of the Peak in Derbyshire. Dugdale says Ranulph Peverell was the reputed progenitor of the several families of the name of Peverell; for, having married Maud, daughter of Ingelrick (founder of the Collegiate Church of St. Martin's-le-Grand, in the city of London), who had been a concubine to William Duke of Normandy, not only the children which he had by her, but that very William

begotten on her by the same duke, before his conquest of this realm, had the name of Peverell. The Peverells continued lords of manors in Norfolk for many generations. Ranulph Peverell had a grant of seven lordships in Norfolk, valued T. R. E. at £17. 10s. 6d., and T. R. W. at £23, 10s. 6d. He also unlawfully seized upon a portion of land at Meltuna, in Happing hundred, valued T. R. E. at 6ḍ., and T. R. W. at the

same sum.

PEDIGREE OF PEVERELL.

Ranulph Peverell; tenant in chief. Maud, a Saxon, da. of Ingelrick, and mother of William Peverell, by William the Conqueror. Oliva.

Matthew Peverell

Robertus Gernon, Greno, or Grenon, was a Norman, descended from the house of Boulogne. The head of his barony, and the chief seat of his posterity, was at Stanstead-Montfichet, in Essex. He had two sons, William and Robert. William

1 See Dugd. Baronage, vol. i. p. 436; and Weever's Fun. Mon. pp. 639, 640.

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was of Stanstead, and, dropping the surname of Gernon, took that of Montfichet, from the raised mount on which his castle there was built.1 Robert, the second son, retained the name of Gernon, and was the progenitor of the noble family of Cavendish, Dukes of Devonshire. Robert Grenon, the first of the family, had a grant of six lordships in Norfolk, valued T. R. E. at £6. 3s. 4d., and T. R. W. at £8. 3s. 4d. He had also unlawfully possessed himself of a portion of land by invasion, valued T. R. E. at 5s. 4d., and T. R. W. at 8s.

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John Cavendish; killed Wat Tyler. Joan, da. of Sir William Clapton.

XXXIII.-PETER DE VALOINES.

Peter de Valoines was nephew to King William the Conqueror, and married Albreda, sister of Eudo Dapifer. In the beginning of the reign of King Henry I., he and his wife founded the priory of Binham, in this county, and the caput baronie was at Orford, in the county of Suffolk. Peter de Valoines held seventeen lordships in Norfolk, valued T. R. E. at £49. 4s. 6d., and T. R. W. at £70. 10s. 6d. He had also unlawfully possessed himself of six portions of land by invasion, valued T. R. E. at £4. 12s. 2d., and T. R. W. at £4. 08. 2d.

PEDIGREE OF PETER DE VALOINES.

XXXIV.-ROBERT, SON OF CORBUTION.

Robert Fitz-Corbution, or Corbuzzo, was one of the three sons of Corbuzzo, Chamberlain to Duke William in Normandy,1 one of whose duties was to find rushes for the duke's bedchamber, and a bed of down; this Robert held seventeen lordships in Norfolk, valued T. R. E. at £16. 3s., and T.R.W. at £18. 138.

XXXV.-RANULPH, BROTHER OF ILGER.

Ranulph, brother of Ilger, married the niece of Ralph Tailgebosc, as we learn from Domesday Book; and this is all we know of him. He was enriched by the Conqueror with seven lordships in Norfolk, valued T. R. E. at £8. 68. 4d., and T. R. W. at £10. 16s. 4d. He had also unlawful possession of two portions of land, valued T. R. E. at £1. ls. 4d., and T. R.W. at the same sum.

XXXVI.-TEHELUS BRITO.

Tehelus Brito, otherwise called Tehelus de Helion, was probably a follower of Alan Count of Bretagne; he held three lordships in Norfolk, valued T. R. E. at £5. 10s., T. R. W. at £8.

XXXVII.-ROBERT DE VERLI.

Robert de Verli held four lordships in Norfolk, valued T. R. E. at £5. 10s., T. R. W. at £5.

XXXVIII.-HUMPHREY, SON OF ALBERIC.

Humphrey Fitz-Alberic held two lordships in Norfolk, valued T. R. E. at £2. 10s., T. R. W. at the same sum.

XXXIX.-HUMPHREY DE BOHUN.

Humphrey de Bohun, whose descendants, long after the Conquest, were hereditary Constables of England, and subse

1 See Gage's History and Antiquities of Suffolk, p. 348.

2 Tom. i. fol. 138 6. "De hoc M. tenuit Aluuin' de Godtone xi. hid. et dim. virg. et de his dedit Radulf' Tailgebosc Rannulfo cũ nepte sua in maritagio."